Presentation by Jessie Braverman & Cody Urban at Friendly House about the invisible migrant workers at sea who carry the weight of the world economy on their backs. They discuss how to support their fight for dignity, rights, and welfare.
Jessie is chairperson of the Pacific Coast Coalition for Seafarers. Cody is also a member of the Pacific Coast Coalition for Seafarers.
We make it worth your while to get up early on Sunday morning!
Programs are presented in four broad areas relevant to Humanism:
• Human Well-Being
• Science and Reason
• Secularism
• Humanities, Culture, and Morality
Sunday HGP programs: for info, follow the link (below; and left) to the main HGP website home page, find the "Next Speaker" announcement on the left; for past programs and future speakers and activities, click on the "Calendar" button, upper left of that page:
http://www.portlandhumanists.org/
Sunday Morning Schedule:
8:45 Early Bird discussion: choose topic by consensus (Garden Room)
9:45 Coffee, juice & cookies: enjoy prior to programs. (East Room)
10:00 Main program: weekly speakers on topics of interest to Humanists (Keeston Room)
10:05 Open Discussion: 1st Sundays, help choose a topic (Garden Room)
11:30 AfterThoughts: engage the speaker over light snacks. (East Room)
11:45 Occasional classes, discussions, committees: meet until 1:00 PM
12:00 Lunch: at nearby eatery, all are welcome!
Be sure to peruse our humanist library while you're here -- books available to lend upon HGP membership.
Find more information about the Humanists of Greater Portland by clicking on the sponsor link at the left side of the webpage, then check out the full calendar of activities on HGP's main website.
All Meetup fees are paid by our sponsor through your memberships; donations toward the work of HGP are gratefully accepted.
Join us -- and bring a friend!